Statute
Ohio Revised Code
126 published works
Asset Protection Law Journal
Affidavit of Solvency is a Reminder to Plan Before You Have Creditor Problems
By Ken Laino
Ohio Revised Code §5816.06 requires an affidavit of solvency each time you transfer assets to an Ohio Legacy Trust. This is a fairly standard provision for transfers to Domestic Asset…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: Ordering Restitution. State v. Lalain.
Update: read what happened when this case was remanded here. On July 17, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Lalain, 2013-Ohio-3093. The case…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: Court Nixes Immunity as a Matter of Law for City in Employee Claim of Workplace Intentional Tort. Vacha v. N. Ridgeville
Read what happened on remand in this case here. On July 17, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in the case of Vacha v. N.…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
OH: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Drilling Jurisdiction Case
By Greg Russell
The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of State of Ohio ex rel. Morrison v. Beck Energy Corp., 2013-Ohio-356 (which we reported on here) (see here for…
Ohio Appellate Insights
What’s On Their Minds: Heavy Sledding. Application of Ohio’s Recreational User Immunity Statute. Jeremy Pauley et al. v. City of Circleville et al.
Update: On October 16, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here. On April 24, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
OH: Preemption of Local Drilling Ordinances Upheld
By Greg Russell
Yesterday, in State of Ohio ex rel. Morrison v. Beck Energy Corp., 2013-Ohio-356, the Ninth District Court of Appeals held that the state oil and gas regulatory program contained in…
Asset Protection Law Journal
Ohio Enacts Domestic Asset Protection Trust Statute
By Ken Laino
Ohio now has a Domestic Asset Protection Trust statute. A new section 5816 of the Ohio Revised Code (the Ohio Legacy Trust Act) creates what is commonly known as a…
Energy Law Report
Life Estates: Oil and Gas Law Implications
Life estates have been recognized as an interest in land at common law since the Middle Ages. Even so, how they relate to the ownership of and payment for oil…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision. Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the Medical Malpractice Statute of Repose. Ruther v. Kaiser.
On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Ruther v. Kaiser, 2012-Ohio-5686 . In a 6-1 opinion written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court upheld the…
Employment Law Worldview
Ohio Employer Intentional Tort – Employer Intent Required
In an opinion released today, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld its prior interpretation of Ohio Revised Code §2745.01(A), the employer intentional tort statute. Houdek v. ThyssenKrupp Materials N.A., Inc., Slip…